The grey market is flooded. Plus, it's the ILW Carrack, with "only" 10 years of insurance. You know how badly people want the lifetime insurance.
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And if Chris Roberts ceases to be in charge any game that gets completed afterwards will be significantly different and probably extremely reduced/simplified in scope when compared to what Chris has “sold”.
Speed up the Roberts' yacht !
SC, the ever-developing game that makes its backers "proud" of spending thousands of dollars !.
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No need for elaborated scam with such patsies...
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen_refunds/comments/16306fp/there_are_some_new_major_leaks/
Apparently CIG are hiring a Chinese community manager.
So, SC will be getting a Chinese language translation? Imagine CIG having to invent the tech to display Chinese characters! Its probably never been done before!
Apparently CIG are hiring a Chinese community manager.
So, SC will be getting a Chinese language translation? Imagine CIG having to invent the tech to display Chinese characters! Its probably never been done before!
It is going to be huge there financially and carry them for years.
$100,000 Whales - An Introduction to Chinese Browser Game Design
Over the past several years, while Western game developers have been busy developing for social and mobile platforms, Chinese developers have been churning out web-based browser games by the thousand. Despite having comparatively short lifespans,...
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I've seen posts saying Chris Roberts wasn't at the event. Must have been their kid, at least we know he always tells the truth.
Seriously! Why is CIG always late to the party?
Games that were being developed around the same time had been released. They're doing things other games had done for ages (loading boxes). now after companies are moving out of China, they're only starting to explore the Chinese market? I wonder if they'll ahve some kind of mobile app next.
It's like that on a lot of corporate forums, now. KSP 2 does the same. Abusive moderator? Submit your complaint to the abusive moderator for review. Pure scam.
Do they care about space stuff? I've never seen Chinese folks in the various space games I've played.
I've heard they are partial to the odd spy satellite. As the Chinese economy is tanking though, they have to save a few yuan and use balloons instead. It'll be kites next.
Now I see what could pick they're interest with CIG's expertise: paperweight starships, never done before space kites.
Damn, too bad you showed up so late. We have a couple people here with ideas how to recoup some of that money. But at the moment it looks like the grey market is run a bit dry. Overall it feels a bit like the scam is coasting on its edge at the moment. Might still take some time before it finally implodes, though.
Shade Leverage is my favourite.
It is going to be huge there financially and carry them for years.
$100,000 Whales - An Introduction to Chinese Browser Game Design
Over the past several years, while Western game developers have been busy developing for social and mobile platforms, Chinese developers have been churning out web-based browser games by the thousand. Despite having comparatively short lifespans,...
A little summary I found interesting
-always something to do (schedule of activities to do almost by hours)
-competitive ranking (not high ranking on a server, switch server)
-upgrades (pay to win is good)
-clear goals in game (separate one for whales and free players)
-not designed for people who like open world
-low barrier to entry
-linked to facebook/social network (launch on multiple platforms)
-some have built in bots (afk mode)
-World of Tanks does well in China
-quantity vs quality (100s of games a year, copying each other)
-100-200 servers per week
-make quick money before obsurity (ROI in weeks)
-sever rapid decline after first week
-$10mil+ per month, short lifespan
-a lot of AAA western games tried to get into China and failed.
Where Star Citizen is about the new ships, Chinese games are all very similar and are about the new servers. It's a platform for competition and the whales pay to be the top player on the server. Enhance eqipment to progress in the game rather than play the game to improve equipments. I don't know if this will work with Star Citizen. Maybe the sever wipes will work like a new server, I don't know. How do you rank players in Star Citizen.
The fact Chinese games are designed for browser and low hardware requirment alone is going to limit Star Citizen in the Chinese market.
Too many design phylosophies are counter to western market and game design. It'll be interesting to see how well CIG does in China.
Probably CIG changed, needing new avenue for money? Without understanding the market it seems (see above)
I'm pretty sure it's not Chris Robert's or Sandi's idea. Can't see them thinking that far ahead.
Yeah I was thinking that the NCTP focus serves CIG's purposes very well. Presuming they can at least hit PTU for Q4 / Q1.
There are still plenty of 'No Cash Til Release' types about though. And the standard ritual of glossy Pyro vids and broken builds probably won't work its magic on them. (They wont partake in the standard $$$ concept sale. Too many 'why was this marketing shell built instead of the BMM?' questions will arise...)
Reckon CIG will take some heat out of the storm with PyroCon v3 all told though.
(Which just means more comedy down the line when the Rastar bases sink into the soil
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